When a defendant has been convicted of two or more crimes, can the court impose consecutive sentences on the same defendant?
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The following excerpt is from Peavy v. Cate, CASE NO. 09-CV-2328 JLS (POR) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
Section 669 of the California Penal Code requires that when a person has been convicted of two or more offenses, the court must decide whether the terms are to run concurrently or consecutively. The imposition of consecutive sentences does not constitute a sentence enhancement. People v. Black, 41 Cal. 4th 799, 820-21 (2007). In deciding whether or not to impose consecutive terms, the trial court may consider aggravating and mitigating factors, but
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